Eubank then referenced the fact that Saunders has not fought since he won the WBO world middleweight title from Andy Lee in December. “Relinquish or fight,” he wrote.

Then – strangely – Eubank threw a compliment Saunders’ way and refuted claims he is a “coward.” However that quickly turned into an insult when he dubbed Saunders “smart” for supposedly avoiding his son.

@ChrisEubank you hv to defeat a worthy champion to hold a world title 😊 as you know! Earn the right to fight

Given that the Eubanks have supposedly priced themselves out of previous fights, it seemed unlikely they would take Saunders up on such an offer, however Eubank Snr took it as solid and now feels a verbal (or digital?) agreement is in place.

Saunders was slated to appear on the Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith undercard in Texas on September 17, though reports have emerged claiming he will no longer feature on the show. He also posted on his twitter account messages expressing an interest in fighting the Golovkin-Brook winner, or Canelo.

Eubank Jnr, the current British champion, has been ordered to defend his title against Tommy Langford, a fight for which Warren recently won the purse bids.